DOHA – The competitions of the fourth edition of the 2022 Nishan Vodafone Ramadan Tournament began on Tuesday at the Lusail Shooting Range with the participation of more than 500 competitors in both the amateur and professional events.
This community tournament is organized under the patronage of the H.E Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, where competitors are fighting hard for top places in four classes , Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Archery.
This tournament aims to discover the most talented elements in the game , develop their skills and helping clubs and national teams to achieve quantum leap in the game and promoting this sport among citizens and residents whose rate of participation in the game rises sharply year by year.
The day one has seen tough competitions between the participants in air pistol class for both amateur and professionals (Men and Women) . In the Men’s professional event, Osama Abdulnaser Ahmed claimed the first place with (187 points), Ali Hassan Murshid settled in the second place (183 points) and third place went to Ali Mohammed Abdalla Al Attiyiah (183 points).
In the women’s professional event, Meriam Mariyana hit the highest level to win the first place (169 points), Reem Al Sharshani finished second (166 points), Nasra Mohammed took third place (166 points) and Ghaliya Ali Al Malki came fourth (166 points).
In the men’s Amateur event, Abdulrahman Mohsen Al Ezbah won the first place (178 points), Mohammed Khalid Al Sidiqi finished second (177 points) and the third place went to Hamad Saleh Al Karbi (177 points).
In the women’s Amateur event, Ghada Ali Al Ghamdy claimed the first place (164 points), Ashia Ali Al Sadah won the second place (163 points) and Ahlam Mazen Abdulatif clinched the third place (155 points).
In statement on Tuesday, the tournament Director and Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Shooting & Archery Association, Mr. Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Tamimi said this edition is an exceptional one with a record breaking in the terms of number of participants that hit 500 competitors in both the amateur and professional events”.
From his part, Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman Al Thani, Head of the Tournament’s technical committee has lauded the significant turnout to the tournament from citizens and residents so far.
“ We are truly felt surprise from the high technical performance shown by the amateurs , whose results were best than some professionals, we expect rising performance and we can seen new records later ”.
Source: Qatar Olympic Committee